Legal Opinion
People v. Wells
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 18, 1971No. Docket Nos. 9292, 8712PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CHRISTIAN, J.
Appellant Warren Wells and seven codefendants were indicted on two counts of attempted murder (Pen. Code, § 187) and two counts of assault with a deadly weapon (Pen. Code, § 245, subd. (b)). Appellant’s case was severed for trial. After two previous trials had ended in jury disagreement, appellant was finally found guilty of the assault charges and not guilty of attempted murder. The appeal is from the ensuing judgment of conviction; a petition for habeas corpus, filed by Wells, has been consolidated with the appeal. We find no error in the trial, but reverse the judgment…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- United States v. EwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Hernandez v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Smith v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Whitus v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Quadra v. SUPERIOR COURT OF CITY & CTY. OF SAN FRANCISCODistrict Court, N.D. California · 1974
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